27-02-2019, 10:43 AM
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La La Land
Just caught up with this one recently shown on TV. I wonder what all the fuss was about. It nearly won best picture at the Oscars a year or so ago, until a mistake was made, and the award went to other movie. I found it empty, no chemistry between the two leads, and basically uninteresting . I gave it 40 mins of my valuable time, before I pulled the plug. The wife loves musicals, but even she got fed up with it.
27-02-2019, 10:59 AM
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Re: La La Land
I was blackmailed into going to see it John, if I went to see La La Land with Mrs Fox she would come to see a science fiction film [Passengers] with me....I thought La La Land was a lot to do about nothing but put on a brave face. 'Passengers' I thought was brilliant, even Mrs Fox enjoyed it. If you get a chance to see it don't resist....
27-02-2019, 01:11 PM
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Re: La La Land
Originally Posted by OldGreyFox
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I was blackmailed into going to see it John, if I went to see La La Land with Mrs Fox she would come to see a science fiction film [Passengers] with me....I thought La La Land was a lot to do about nothing but put on a brave face. 'Passengers' I thought was brilliant, even Mrs Fox enjoyed it. If you get a chance to see it don't resist....
27-02-2019, 01:25 PM
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Re: La La Land
Originally Posted by John
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Just caught up with this one recently shown on TV. I wonder what all the fuss was about. It nearly won best picture at the Oscars a year or so ago, until a mistake was made, and the award went to other movie. I found it empty, no chemistry between the two leads, and basically uninteresting . I gave it 40 mins of my valuable time, before I pulled the plug. The wife loves musicals, but even she got fed up with it.
27-02-2019, 04:51 PM
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Re: La La Land
The mistake with this film was that they cast actors rather than singers and dancers who could have made it something special.It was quite a yawn, but I did so enjoy the scene at my beloved Griffith observatory. It's a gem in the middle of the Los Angeles urbanscape.
27-02-2019, 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Surfermom
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The mistake with this film was that they cast actors rather than singers and dancers who could have made it something special.It was quite a yawn, but I did so enjoy the scene at my beloved Griffith observatory. It's a gem in the middle of the Los Angeles urbanscape.
27-02-2019, 09:17 PM
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I really enjoyed it at the cinema when it came out but when I tried to watch it again on the telly I switched off. I suppose the theme of the story is emptiness. You strive to attain something that gives your life meaning and you find that you have lost all that gives you that. I found the twist in the tale was the best bit. I also found it profoundly sad.|
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